Legal Opinion

Walker v. State

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland

Decided December 28, 1995No. 317PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRELL, Judge.

On 13 January 1995, appellant, Lawrence Joseph Walker, was convicted by a jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery *510County of robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon. He was sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. In this timely appeal, appellant presents the following question for our consideration: Did the trial court err in admitting hearsay evidence?

FACTS

At trial on 12 January 1995, the State called Robin Hammond Walker (“Mrs. Walker”) as a witness. Mrs. Walker testified that she was appellant’s wife, having been married to him on 1 September 1994. She indicated that…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Ohio v. RobertsSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Idaho v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Green v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Helen L. Huff, Administratrix of the Estate of Jessee Huff, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. White Motor Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Garrett v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 2001
  2. State v. JonesCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  3. Commonwealth v. D.J.A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. State v. WalkerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1997
  5. Wood v. StateCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2012

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